Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-06

this line. probably santa an"' ~
.,.w,llal tho Southern Pacific hranch
via Orange and Anaheim to Los an
eeles 1t is also intended to snoo' on
from the main trunk at some point IN
Che SAN Gabriel Valley, probably
Arcadia, with line to run down pe-
tween San Gabriel and Savannah
passing through the Old Mission, Los
Netos and Norwalk to connect Win
the line coming up from Santa Ana
at some point in the valley. IL Is
said that still another line VIII pe
run. probably from Anaheim, through
Artesia and Downey, by Compton
and across the San Pedro and Cenu'
|nela and sausal Redondo ranches TO
Port Ballona. A road from Los An
Qeles to tins new harbor is alreaoy
nearly all graded, and will PROBABLY
be in operation by the end oi july
This catches the fertile Vernon DIS
trict south rof this city, as well as tue
big Centinela, Sausal Redondo ana
Ballopa ranches. Still lanother branch
is projected from Pomona through
the Chino ranch to san Jaclnto, III
San Diego county. From Santa Ana,
or some point near there, Newport
Landing will be reached.
If one will take a map ot tle
counties OF Los Angeles, San Diego
and San Bernardino and trace these
lines upon its face he will IND the
system misses no important point oi
the fertile portion OF the three coun-
ties. They aggregate good many
hundred miles OF road, and involve
the ex penditure OF vast amount o'
money. In three years they VIII all
be built and in full operation.
In spite of her long start, the
Southern Pacific system will lind
itself put to the test to keep up with
the plans of the rival corporation.
The old company's plans contemplate
besides the completion OF the eoas'
line. an extension OF the Santa Ana
branch to San Diego via San Juan
Capistrano and parallel to the line oi
the rival. A branch will also be
| built from Ramona, south of Alham-
bra, by the Raymond Hotel, through
Pasadena, along the foothills to Mon
royia eastward, and to Crescenta
Canada, perhaps San Fernando
westward. This will straddlt
the main trunk OF the Atch
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, Civ
ing the Southern Pacific people th'
lower mesa, the upper foothills and
fighting chance ior business in th'
central belt along the San Gabrie
valley. From Ramona the line viii
be run south, getting out across th'
, belt of low hills somewhere, and run
: ming by Downey City to Long Beacl
and Los Alamitos Beach. The Sur
T veyors are now running the lines TO
> this road. While it is not done Il
the name OF the Southern Pacific,
will probably turn out to be one
: that company's enterprises. The lin
e may 90 to Rattlesnake Island. 1t
e whispered in some we'll informed Gil
y cles that the old corporation is ais
: about TO run branch from Cotton b
t way OF Lugonia and San Jacinto t
San Diego, thus again paralleling tn
] new corporations lines in the fertd
1 parts of the county south of us.
i With q line through the San Fer
; nando valley from the town OF tina
: name westward, and with one iron
a some point in the Azusa by way G
D Covina across the Puente and Fellp
J, Lugo ranch to join some OF the line
n near the Old Mission, there woul'
D thus be no part OF the valley withou
u perfect railroad facilities. None VIII
a watch he.plans of these great comb
i nations will doubt that thes
n roads will be projected at an earl
e day.
$ One who will estimate the aggre
n gate OF the roads here outlined, an
the cost OF their construction, will ge
i at the estimate the Southern Pacifi
! people and their shrewd rivals plac
g upon the valley tributary to Los An
II geles. Unless these men, after tn
}, most exhaustive and painstakin
S study, had become impressed wit
e the great fertility Of this section, witt
}, n living faith in its unspeakable pos
0 sibilities, and sense Of the continu
y ity of its rapid development, none Q
q these gigantic plans had ever beel
Il evolved, even on paper, much les
s exploited in very fact. This is an ex
e ponent of the judgment OF these ex
n perienced and able financiers. Thei
n millions are being lavished on thi
II land because they see the grea
e promise of her future greatness. The
'f are doing this. now because they Sc
1t the great development of this section
k to be at hand and in progress. The
e are right.
VI
j, Hildreth Mining News.
- Rtoa Cola Mipar